Hose-supporter



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HOSE SUPPORTER.

' Patented Oct. 27, 1896.

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R. H. PAYNE. HOSE SUPPORTBR.

Patented Oct. 27, 1896.

19302910? flowfiji Ra ne UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT H. PAYNE, OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA.

HOSE-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 570,143, dated October27, 1896.

Application filed April 15,1896. Serial No. 587,670. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Bejt known that I, ROBERT H. PAYNE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Roanoke, in the county of Roanoke and State of Virginia,have invented a new and useful Hose-Supporter, of which the following isa specification.

The invention relates to improvements in hose-supporters.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofhose-supporters, and to provide a simple and effective one which will becapable of effectually retaining its position on the leg of a wearer andof securely holding the hose in place without causing it to ride up onone side and sag on the other.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hose-supporter whichmay be conveniently applied in operative position, and which will becomfortable to the wearer, and which will be capable of yielding to anystrain without breaking or tearing loose and of resuming its properposition as soon as it is relieved of strain.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hose-supporterconstructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a similar viewof the supporter detached. Fig. 3 is a detail view illustrating theconstruction of the connecting-link. Fig. 4 is a perspective viewillustrating a modification of the invention and showing aconnecting-link consisting of a single ring.

Fig. 5 is a similar view illustrating another modification of theinvention, showing the bands constructed of separate pieces of elastic.Fig. 6 is a detail View of the pad of the modified constructionillustrated in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the same. Fig. 8 isa detail View of the slide, which carries one of the dependinghose-supporters. Fig. 9 is a detail view of the connecting-link shown inFig. 3, the loop of the pad being broken away to illustrate theconnection between the pair of rings.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

1 designates a hose-supporter, comprising upper and lower bands 2 and 3,adapted to encircle the leg of the wearer, and preferably formed by acontinuous piece of elastic, which is connected at the back by a link 4,which loosely receives the elastic, and the terminals of the latter areprovided with suitable fastening devices, such as a hook 5 and an eye orring 6. The elastic is first looped to form the upper band 2 and ispassed through the link and is then extended to form the lower band 3,and the latter has connected with it, at opposite sides, dependinghose-supports 7, which have suitable catches 8 at their lower ends forengaging the hose. The catches 8 may be of any desired construction,such as a safety-pin or the like; but a safety-pin has been foundespecially advantageous, as it is easily manipulated and possesses thenecessary strength. The elastic is loosely passed through the link toform the upper and lower bands, and when the depending hose-supports 8are subjected to any strain the elastic is drawn downward through thelink, tightening the upper band and causing the support to be firmlyretained in proper position on the leg of the wearer. As soon as thehosesupporter is relieved of strain the parts expand and assume theirproper position.

' One of the depending hose-supports is at tached to the eyes or rings 6and the other is connected with the lower band at a point diametricallyopposite the ring or eye 6 bya slide 9, which is constructed of suitablemetal, and which is provided with diverging slots or open ings toreceive the elastic, and which has a perforation for the attachment ofthe depending hose-support. One end of the elastic is designed to beprovided with a slide 10 of the ordinary construction adapted to havethe elastic secured to it and to slide on the body of the elastic tovary the size of the lower band.

The link may be constructed in a variety of ways, but may consist of apair of rings 11, connected at their adjacent sides by a loop 12, and apad 13 may be employed to protect the leg of the wearer. The pad 13 isprovided with a loop 14, in which is arranged the central portion of thelink. Instead of employing a pair of rings to form the link, a singlering 15 may be used, as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the accompanyingdrawings.

In Fig. 5 of the accompanying drawings is illustrated a hose-supporter,comprising a pair of bands and depending hose-supports, the bands beingformed of separate pieces of elastic, and being suitably connected atthe back by a pad 16, having a pair of loops 17 for the reception of theelastic.

Instead of employing a hook and eye for connecting the terminals of thelower band, the latter maybe provided with rings 18, from which dependthe supports, and which may be connected by a piece of tape 19 or thelike. Various other modifications may be readily employed, and I desireit to be understood that changes in the form, proportion, and minordetails of construction may be resorted to without departing from theprinciple or sacrificing any advantages of the invention.

It will be seen that the hose-supporter is exceedingly simple andinexpensive in construction, that the upper band firmly holds the devicein proper position on the leg of the wearer, and that the lower band isconnected with the stocking at opposite sides of the leg, and is capableof evenly holding the hose and of preventing it from riding up at oneside and sagging at the other. It will also be apparent that thehose-supporter is comfortable to the wearer, that it possesses greatstrength and durability and is capable of yielding to any strain withoutbreaking or tearing, and that the greater the strain the more securelyit will be held, when a single piece of elastic is employed, as theelastic is adapted to slide through the connecting-link and contract theupper band.

hat I claim is 1. A hose-supporter, comprising upper and lower bandsconnected at the back and adapted to encircle the leg of the wearer, anda pair of depending hose-supports connected with the lower band at theopposite sides thereof, and adapted to engage a stocking, substantiallyas described.

2. A hose-supporter, comprising upper and lower bands constructed of asingle piece of material, a link connecting the bands at the back andpermitting the elastic to slide freely through it, whereby strain on thelower band will contract the upper band, and depending hose-supportsarranged at opposite sides of the lower band and adapted to be connectedwith a stocking, substantially as described.

A hose-supporter, comprising upper and lower bands adapted to encirclethe leg of the wearer and constructed of a single piece of material, alink comprising a pair of rings connected together and loosely receivingthe elastic at the back of the bands, a pad located at the back of thehose-supporter and adapted to be interposed between the same and the legof the wearer, and provided with a loop receiving the central portion ofthe link, and depending hose-supports located at opposite sides of thelower band and connected with the same, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ROBT. l-I. PAYNE. \Vitnesses:

II. M. DARNALL, W. W. RULE.

